Day 18 I am very happy and somewhat surprised to find myself here. I have had a 40-plus year addiction to PMO. I have lived a double life, pretending that my “private” addiction really wasn’t that big a deal, after all other people are hooked on drugs, alcohol etc. I got into soft core mags […]
Tales of Porn-Related ED 6 is in an 8-part series of stories with a very small sampling of self-reports by various men who have experienced porn-induced ED. For more stories check out these porn-induced ED threads and forum sections: Too much porn/masturbation cause ED? (3300 posts) 22 with porn induced erectile dysfunction? (450 posts) Porn-induced […]
Summaries of the latest research papers on video gaming addiction. I created a sperate summary list for “Internet Addiction studies“. As with food and gambling addiction, brain studies reveal the same major changes as seen in drugs (hypofrontality, desensitization, sensitization). Altered regional cerebral glucose metabolism in internet game overusers: a 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography study. CNS Spectr. 2010 Mar;15(3):159-66. […]
The Secret Rule of Changing Anything By Leo Babauta. I’ve learned a lot about changing habits over the years, and have taught thousands of people how to do it. The hardest habits to change, by far, are the ones people can’t seem to control. They want to change, but can’t seem to find the “willpower” […]
Tales of Porn-Related ED 5 is in an 8-part series of stories with a very small sampling of self-reports by various men who have experienced porn-induced ED. For more stories check out these porn-induced ED threads and forum sections: Too much porn/masturbation cause ED? (3300 posts) 22 with porn induced erectile dysfunction? (450 posts) Porn-induced […]
Tales of Porn-Related ED 1 is in an 8-part series of stories with a very small sampling of self-reports by various men who have experienced porn-induced ED. For more stories check out these porn-induced ED threads and forum sections: Too much porn/masturbation cause ED? (3300 posts) 22 with porn induced erectile dysfunction? (450 posts) Porn-induced […]
May I have been using porn lately, which totally sucks. Here are some key concepts that have helped me increase the amount of time between active porn addiction periods. 1) I’m probably a lifer. Porn became an indispensable way to make myself feel instantly “ok.” Understanding this during active periods has really helped me to […]
Desensitization Desensitization is just one of many brain changes caused by addiction. A few other major brain changes include; Sensitization: Formation of Pavlovian memory circuits related to the addiction Hypofrontality: Weakening of the impulse control circuits. Dysfunctional stress circuits – Stress will easily trigger a relapse If you haven’t already, I strongly suggest watching Your Brain […]
History Hey everyone! I am new on this site; this is my first entry. I am currently toward the end of my second week of no PMO. I am a 30 year old male and have finally realized that I have been addicted to porn/sex/orgasm for the better part of 10 years. This really is […]
Comments: This review was produced by the head of NIDA, Nora Volkow, and her team. It leaves little doubt that chemical addictions and behavioral addictions share the same or similar mechanisms and neural circuitry. This makes perfect sense since chemical addictions hijack the neural circuitry for bonding, sex, and eating. Since sex releases twice as […]
Read More… from Food and Drug Reward Overlapping Circuits in Human Obesity and Addiction. (2011)